More than half of Israelis do not believe Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s denials of wrongdoing in the ongoing police investigation, according to a new poll released on Tuesday.

The Channel 2 research shows that 54 percent of the public do not accept the prime minister’s assertion that “there was nothing” to the allegations; 28 percent do believe him and 18 percent said they don’t know.

Despite their stated distrust of Netanyahu, only 44 percent said he should resign, while 43 percent think he should stay, and 13 percent don’t know.

As he fights for his political survival, Netanyahu retains overwhelming support within the Likud—94 percent saying he should stay on the job.

In the event Netanyahu were to resign, Israelis had no clear preference for his successor, which has long been the case.